Garbage and waste can



June 14, 1938.

M. KAMENSTEIN GARBAGE AND WASTE CAN.

Filed Aug. 28, 1935 INVENTOR MEYER KAMENSTEFQ WM 01; ATTOIIRNEY Patented June 14, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 Claims.

The invention relates in general to metallic receptacles such as open top and bottom containers for garbage and other waste cans and the present disclosure constitutes a development of the step can disclosed in Patent No. 1,837,221 of December 22, 1931. The invention relates particularly to the wire reinforced bead at the bottom edges of the containers, and the invention specifically relates to combined wire formed legs and bead wires and means for attaching the same to the bead at the lower edge of the cylindrical or other tubular forms of such containers.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an improved form of receptacle or container of the type outlined and particularly to improve the bead wire construction and associated parts.

Another object of the invention particularly relating to the bead wire construction at the bottom of the receptacle is to provide a simplified 20 form of wire legs which can be bent from scrap lengths of wire to form one or more supporting legs secured to the can in such way as will tend to reinforce and thus make rugged its lower edge while additionally functioning as known forms of bead wires.

Broadly this aspect of the invention is attained by bending a length of wire back upon itself one or more times to form either a single bifurcated leg or a plurality of tied together legs, all formed 0 from a single length of wire and which is bent at its free end in the case of the single leg, or in the case of two or more legs is bent to form a connecting tie wire, which ends of tie wire are contained in the bead formed integrally at the bottom of the can or receptacle, thus to secure the leg or legs in position and at the same time provide a wired, beaded, reinforcement to the bottom of the can.

Various other objects and advantages of the 40 invention will be in part obvious from an inspection of the accompanying drawing and in part will be more fully set forth in the following particular description of one form of the device embodying the invention, and the invention also consists in certain new and novel features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a garbage can illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention; and

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the leg forming wire, attached to the can edge as shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing there is disclosed a receptacle ID in the instant case showing the open bottom can or container for receiving the usual garbage can (not shown). The lower edge II of the upstanding cylindrical wall I2 is bent back upon itself to form an edge reinforcement bead 13. The outer side 14 of the bead I3 is cut away to provide a plurality, one for each leg, of pairs of openings l5 and Hi. The openings forming each pair are positioned relatively close together compared to the distance that the pairs of openings are spaced from each other. This forms a series of long beads 11 between the short, hollow, tubular beads I8 defining the inner ends of the openings I5 and I6. I

There is provided a plurality of wire legs l9, one for each pair of interruptions of the bead. These legs are each of bifurcated form comprising substantially parallel sides and 2| connected at their lower ends by a crotch 22 which, as shown in Fig. 1, is bent outwardly out of the plane of the parallel sides 20 and 2| to form wide spreading feet 23. At the upper end of each leg, the sides 20 and 2! are bent outwardly, that is away from each other to form wings 24 and 25. These wings are intruded into the adjacent ends of the long beads l1 and are secured in place by being clamped within the long beads. In those cases where there is available a suflicient length of wire as is the case in the showing in Fig. 1, the wire is bent at two spaced apart points to form the pair of legs illustrated and these legs are connected by the length of wire therebetween forming the combined tie and bead wire 26. It is obviously within the scope of the disclosure to form all of the legs from a single length of wire and the free ends of the wire may be secured together to form the reinforcing ring within the bead and completely encircling the lower edge of the can.

By means of a device of this character, it is possible to form rugged wire legs depending from the can and which are securely fastened to the can at their upper ends and at the same time the bead at the lower edge of the can is partly or completely reinforced by the upper out-turned ends of the leg and as herein suggested the adjacent legs may even be tied together by the bead wire in pairs or altogether where only one length of wire is used.

The receptacle I0 is provided at its upper end with a hinged closure 21. The upper edge of the receptacle I0 is bent back upon itself to form a bead 28 and in this bead is contained an endless bead wire 29. The bead is interrupted at the rear portion of the can to form an opening 30 with a portion of the wire 29 bridged across the opening and forming a hinge pin. Secured to the cover 21 is a length of rigid material forming a combined actuating lever and hinge strap 32. The portion of the plate outwardly of the hinge connection forms a rearwardly extending lever 31.

Directly below the lever 31 is located the up standing lever arm 39 of a rocking shaft 40 which extends diametrically beneath the receptacle ID. The shaft 43 is journalled adjacent its opposite ends in supplemental legs 4| and 42 which function additionally to provide two supports for the receptacle [0 in addition to the legs l9 and these two legs are disposed to transmit to the ground, floor, or other support, strains which may be imposed thereon by the operator in the act of lifting or closing-the closure 2'1. In the illustrated instance the legs 40-and 42 are formed at the ends of a bent strip of fiat material having inturned feet 43 and secured at their upper portions to the wall 12 in the region reinforced by the lower bead and its associated bead wire. The lever 39 terminates in a hooked end 44 and a rigid reach rod 45 extends between and is pivotally connected at its opposite end with the levers 31 and 39. It is herein suggested that the upper ends of the legs 4| and 42 be connected by the strap 48 which tends to reinforce the open bottom of the receptacle.

The forward end of the shaft 40 is provided with a pedal 46 for rotating shaft 40 to elevate closure 21.

While there have been shown, described, and pointed out in the annexed claims, certain novel features of the invention, it will be understood that various omissions, substitutions and changes in the form and details of the device illustrated and in its operation may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A cam having its lower edge bent back integrally upon itself to form a bead for strengthening the lower edge of the can, said bead being interrupted at spaced apart points along its length to form openings therein, said openings being arranged in pairs of closely adjacent openings, two of said pairs of openings being located within one-half of the perimeter of the can to form an adjacent pair, a single wire having portions located in the bead on opposite sides of said adjacent pair of openings to reinforce the bead and thus constitute a bead wire, and said length of wire having spaced apart portions bent downwardly from the portions contained in the bead and forming U-shaped legs, one for each pair of openings, with one side of each U-leg projecting through one of its associated openings in the bead.

2. A can open at top and bottom and having its lower edge bent back integrally upon itself to form a bead for strengthening the lower edge of the can, said bead provided with a pair of closely positioned openings, a single leg-forming wire having a portion bent back upon itself to form a bifurcated leg depending from the can, with the two sides of the leg passing through the openings, and said wire having portions extending in opposite directions away from the pair of openings and contained in the bead to form a reinforcement for the portion of the bead containin the same.

3. A can having one portion of its lower edge bent back upon itself to form three beads circumferentially spaced apart to form two openings between the same, a length of wire having a portion thereof bent back upon itself to form a leg depending from said lower edge with the upper ends of the leg forming portions intruded into the openings, and the wire at its intruded ends being bent outwardly away from each other and contained in the two outer of the three beads to form a bead wire therein, and the intermediate bead forming a tubular reinforcement for the portion of the lower edge which is located between the upper ends of the leg.

4. A can provided with an open bottom and having its lower edge bent back upon itself to form diametrically opposite bead portions, each of said portions provided with a wire having an upper portion contained in the associated bead portion and constituting a bead wire for the same and having a depending portion forming a supporting leg and a strap fitted in the open bottom of the can, extending diametrically across the can and tending to reinforce the same, opposite ends of the strap engaging the inner sides of the opposite bead portions and thus tending to reinforce the same adjacent the two depending wire legs and extensions depending from the ends of the strap and forming supplemental legs.

5. A can. provided with an open bottom, the lower edge of the can bent back upon itself to form a bead, a strap secured to the inner side of the can, lapping the bead and depending from the lower edge of the can at opposite ends to form legs, a leg forming wire having its upper portion bent to extend horizontally from a depending lower portion, said upper portion contained in the bead to form a bead wire and extending across the portions of the bead which are lapped by the first named legs and horizontally extending portion of the bead wire tending to tie the legs together at their upper ends and reinforce the lower portion of the lower edge of the can which lies between the legs.

6. An open bottom can having its lower edge bent back upon itself to form a bead, a single wire bent intermediate its end to form a U-shaped leg having its ends intruded into the bead and having another leg secured to and depending from the can and lapping and secured to the portion of the bead into which one of the ends of the wire legs is intruded.

7. A can open at top and bottom and having its lower edge bent back upon itself to form bead portions spaced apart oircumferentially to form a plurality of openings, a plurality of wires each bent to form a leg projecting through one of the openings and depending below the can and each wire having portions contained in the bead portions to form bead wires, and a strap fitted in the open bottom of the can and tending to reinforce the same, opposite ends of the strap engaging different bead portions adjacent the several openings and thus tending to brace the same one from the other.

MEYER KAMENSTEIN. 

